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49ers sign Cundiff to compete with Akers

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49ers sign Cundiff to compete with Akers With the 15-year veteran in the midst of a near-season-long slump, the 49ers signed Billy Cundiff to compete with Akers in practice for the right to kick in the postseason. To make room for Cundiff on the 53-man …

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49ers hope Jenkins grows up faster Deep in an NFL regular season, coaches are fond of saying their first-year players are no longer rookies. After 16 regular-season games, the 49ers' first-round pick has compiled a stat line befitting an undrafted free …

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It's the day after Black Monday, and a third of the league is figuring out what direction to take. They'd be wise to follow the blueprint the Rams adopted in 2012, Peter King writes.

Peter King, CNNSI.com

On Black New Year's Day, as 11 NFL teams try to figure out what to do with either their organization, GM, coach, coaching staffs -- or all of them -- I bring you my Smart Team of the Year: the St. Louis Rams.

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49ers waive Jacobs, the former Giant Another team can claim the eight-year veteran, but Jacobs cannot play in the NFL again until the 2013 season. Jacobs was expected to be San Francisco's short-yardage back, but he was hurt in the preseason and never b…

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49ers confirm auditions for new kicker In the season's first two games, David Akers made an NFL-record-tying 63-yard field goal, was flawless on four other attempts and was hailed by Jim Harbaugh as the "greatest kicker in the history of our game.&…